Javed Akhtar’s Poetry in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

31Jul

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“Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”(http://www.znmdthemovie.com/) is new Hindi Film directed by Zoya Akhtar. Zoya is famous Urdu poet and Lyricist Shri Javed Akhtar’s daughter. This film is all about how we need to live in the present moment by enjoying its present moment by letting go all our fears and living the present moment of life to fullest extent. Concept is old however the way it is explained and narrated through the three main characters(played by Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol) of the film is really interesting. We cannot stop correlating to one or the other character in these 3 and it is kind of enlightenment to us about how we are missing important aspect of life ” Living in Present Moment” in the mad rush to the future ;) .

In the ZNMD, Farhan Akhtar played a prominet role and his character name is Imran. Imran’s poems throughout the film are a hit among the audience. Here are the four poems of Imran(written by Shri Javed Akhtar).

The moment seems to flow like a molten sapphire and there’s deep blue silence, Neither there is earth below, nor sky above, The rustling branches, leaves are saying that only you are here, Only me, my breath and my heartbeat,

Such deepness, such loneliness and me…only me, It all makes me believe in my existence.

A thing that still hasn’t come up to my lips and only peeks through my eyes, It asks for words, sometimes from me and sometimes from you, So that it can wear those words and come to the lips, And so that it could be embraced by words..

But this thing is actually a feeling…only a feeling, It’s like a fragrance floating in the air,

Fragrance, which has no voice…and about which you know and I know too. It is not hidden from the world, what kind of a secret it is?

Whenever the clouds of pain and sadness loomed, Whenever tears came till the eyelashes, Whenever this lonely heart got scared, I told my heart, Oh Heart, why do you cry? This is what happens in this world…

This deep silence…the world has distributed it to everyone, Some sadness is a part of everyone’s life, Some sunshine is a part of everyone’s life, Your eyes are wet without any reason, Every second is a new season, Why do you let go of such priceless moments? Oh Heart, why do you cry?

If you have eagerness in your heart, it means you are alive, If your eyes are filled with dreams, it means you are alive Learn to be free like the wind, Learn to flow freely like the river, Embrace every moment with open arms, See a new horizon every time with your eyes, If you carry surprise in your eyes, it means you are alive, If you have eagerness in your heart, it means you are alive…